Tree-protector



J. W. RICHARDS. Tree-Protector.

No. 228,393. Patented June 1, 1880.

WITNESSES: v r INVENTOR:

'IlNiTED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JOSEPH W. RICHARDS, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

TREE-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,393, dated June 1, 1880.

Application filed October 2, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH W. RICHARDS, of Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Tree-Protector, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved tree-protector for the purpose of protecting trees from grubs and insects, and which shall be simple in construction and effective in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical cross-section of my improved tree-protector on the line a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same, showing the trunk of the tree to which it is attached in cross-section. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the joint.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding'parts.

An annular metal strip, A, to which the annular inner flange, B, and the outer flange, O, inclined at an angle of about twenty-five degrees, are attached, forms the hood, which is fastened to the trunk E of the tree by means of a number of nails, D D. The bandA is extended beyond the flanges B (J. A collar, F, is attached to. the lower edge of the inner iiiclined flange, B, and to this collar a band of cloth, G, is tied or secured in some other suitable manner, and is then tacked to the tree E, so that if the grubs pass in the direction of the arrow a they will be obstructed in their passage along the tree by the band of cloth.

The hood presents a series of impediments to the grub and makes it practicallyimpossible for the same to ascend the tree, for a grub has not sufficient strength to pass up along the outside of the collar F, up the outside of B, and down the inner and up the outer side of A, then down the flange U and up on the outside and along the inner sides of A, B, F, and G until it can reach the trunk of the tree again. It would invariably fall off at the lower edges of the strip A or the flange O. The object of the cloth is to induce the grub to lay its eggs in the meshes of the cloth as soon as it is aware that it cannot rise any higher. The cloth can be removed before the eggs are hatched, and the same can be destroyed. The hood is made oftwo or more sections, which are lap-jointed, as shown at H, and secured to each other by means of metal strips, J, or in some other suitable manner, so that they can easily be attached to or removed from a tree.

In my improved protector no sticking substances are required. It can be easily removed, is neat and light in appearance, is sim plein construction, and operates effectually. lt can be made of any desired metal, but zinc is preferable.

The clot-h band Gr may be removed and the space between the collar F and the trunk of the tree may be filled by a flat metal ring or by some kind of packing.

The angles would also present great impediment to the upward movement of the grub or insects.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The herein-described tree-protector, consisting of a metal band, A, having attached thereto the inclined flanges B 0, beyond which it is extended, as shown, in combination with the collar F and cloth band Gr, as described.

JOSEPH WVARREN RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

CLARA L. BREED, ABBIE M. BREED. 

